State News

With control of the Michigan House hanging the balance both political parties are stocking their campaign war chests, heading into the November Election. Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick takes a look.

Michigan will be in the spotlight at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia today. U.S. Senator Gary Peters is scheduled to speak this afternoon at the convention. Flint Mayor Karen Weaver and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan are also expected to speak later today. Weaver is expected to discuss how Congress …

A new University of Michigan study confirms what many parents fear. Teens who misuse pain medications like codeine, oxycodone and other prescription drugs become more at risk to abuse drugs when they are older. Researchers say more than half of the high school seniors who took the drugs for fun …

Lottery fever hitting Michigan again this week. Tonight’s Powerball jackpot is up to $422 million. If a person in Michigan wins, it would be the largest Powerball jackpot won in the state. The largest lottery prize won in Michigan to date is a $337 million Powerball jackpot won by Donald …

They are considered as two of the most likely GOP candidates to run for governor in 2018, and Attorney General Bill Schuette and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley have raised plenty of money through the first half of 2016. Donations to Schuete top the $600,000 mark, while Calley has more than $450,000 …

Researchers at the University of Michigan have figured out the molecular protein that the Zika Virus makes that allows it to reproduce and to hide from an infected person’s immune system. Researcher Janet Smith. Researchers say this new finding may provide ways to diagnose and treat the Zika virus.

Michigan is well represented at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Clinton delegate Pamela Pugh, who is also the Treasurer for the State Board of Education, believes Hillary Clinton is good for education. Pugh believes this week’s message will be the opposite of what was seen in Cleveland last week. …

Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is being mentioned as possibly being named the next chair of the Democratic Party. That after Debbie Wasserman Schultz has resigned over leaked emails suggesting the party favored Hillary Clinton in the primaries. Michigan U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow has heard the rumors. Stabenow says she …

Who has the best temperament to be president of the United States? Congressman Dan Kildee, a Democrat from Flint, says it’s not Republican nominee Donald Trump, who he says would be dangerous as president. Kildee says the Democrats can’t take anything for granted.  He expects a close race.

A new report out today says more than 45-million cars and trucks that have been the target of recalls are still on the road and haven’t been fixed. The analysis of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration by J.D. Power shows most people take their cars in for …